‘Be A Superior Example’ Encourages Individuals of All Ages to Sign Pledge February 08, 2012 COOPERSTOWN, NY - The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum today announced the launch of a national education and outreach program to promote healthy and active lifestyles for all individuals, while educating students about the dangers of performance-enhancing substances. […]

Excerpts from “Scott Siegel was all the rage in ‘The Wrestler,’ but real steroid story serves as cautionary tale“, originally published in the NY Daily News on May 08, 2010 You may have heard about Scott Siegel from his role in “The Wrestler”. His acting garnered him many accolades, including praise from Mickey Rourke. He has also […]

For any visitors who have attended our seminars, you know that we discuss the negative effects that anabolic steroids have on the cardiovascular system.  Here is but one more study that a) confirms that fact, and b) puts forth their theory on why that happens. Don Swedish elite lifters who use anabolic steroids have more […]

I am so pleased to share with you all that the National Baseball Hall of Fame is committing to educate young people on the dangers of Appearance and Performance Enhancing Drugs!  And the Taylor Hooton Foundation will play a key role in making that happen. The Baseball Hall of Fame is starting a drug education […]

Excerpts From The Human Cost, published in Sports Illustrated, April 24, 2006 Anabolic steroids are not solely used by the elite bodybuilders you see on magazine covers. The appeal of  these illegal drugs is strong, even on an amateur level. The guys pumping iron next to you at the gym may never be on a magazine cover, but […]

Excerpts from, “East German Steroids’ Toll: ‘They Killed Heidi‘”, originally published by The New York Times. Andreas Krieger’s story remains one of the most prolific, yet heartbreaking, stories of steroid abuse. Krieger abused steroids so heavily that he underwent a sex change; he used to known as Heidi. But ‘Heidi’ didn’t want to abuse steroids; his government forced […]

Excerpts from Steroids helped him bulk up, then killed, originally published in Concord Monitor The role that steroids played in Harry Gordon III’s death is black and white, written write on his death certificate “Cardiac hypertrophy associated with anabolic steroid abuse” was his official cause of death, according to the death certificate. Gordon loved sports that […]

A Gentle Giant He was our gift from God. Our first born…a son! We beamed with a pride that only parents can fully comprehend. We doted on him and adored him. We loved him with all of our heart. As the years passed he filled us with joy as we saw our hopes and dreams […]

Baseball was his life.   With competition heightened to unprecedented levels of success, our youth are hearing an implicit message that to be competitive and successful in sports – to be bigger, faster, stronger – to have the edge of added strength and power performance-enhancing supplements and/or anabolic steroids are necessities. Before you today, my […]

Riches to Rags Former bodybuilding champ speaks out about how steroids almost cost him his life A quick glance at Michael Harris won't offer any palpable evidence of a tempestuous former lifestyle. A more exhaustive look won't render much more about the life of a man who abused steroids for four hard years of his […]